Device for inserting partitions into cartons
Abstract
Abstract A CONVEYOR SYSTEM FOR HANDLING SHIPPING CARTONS IS PROVIDED WITH A WORK STATION AT WHICH A PARTITIONING ASSEMIBLY OF CRISS-CROSSED DIVIDER WALLS IS TO BE INSERTED. THE WORK STATION HAS A SECTIONAL PLATFORM COMPRISED OF A PLURALITY OF TRAPDOOR ELEMENTS FOR RECEIVING AND SUPPORTING A PARTITIONING ASSEMBLY ABOVE THE CARTON CONVEYOR. WHEN A CARTON HAS BEEN BROUGHT INTO POSITION BELOW THE PLATFORM, A RECIPROCABLE RAM ENGAGES THE PARTITIONING ASSEMBLY AND MOVES IT DOWNWARDLY INTO THE CARTON, THE TRAPDOOR ELEMENTS YIELDING AND FUNCTIONING AS A GUIDING CHUTE, AS WELL AS CORRECTING MINOR MISALIGNMENT OF THE CARTON RELATIVE TO THE WORK STATION AND HOLDING THE CARTON FLAPS OUT OF THE PATH OF THE PARTITIONING ASSEMBLY.
Inventors
- 👤 Charles L Sootheran
- 👤 Ralph L Johnson
- 👤 Frederick A Grant
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